Dimuth Karunaratne Lahiru Thirimanne Sri Lanka New Zealand 13 Dec
1st Test, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Day 4 preview: When will the fans get to see Babar bat?

Stumps, Day 3: Sri Lanka 282/6 (Dhananjaya 87*, Karunaratne 59; Shaheen 2/58, Naseem 2/83) vs Pakistan.

Melbourne Renegades BBL 13 Dec
BBL 2019-20 team preview, squad, predictions: Melbourne Renegades

Melbourne Renegades have played only BBL final, but they won it, that too in 2018-19.

Hobart Hurricanes 13 Dec
BBL 2019-20 team preview, squad, predictions: Hobart Hurricanes

The Hurricanes had topped the league stage of last season's BBL, that too with a 4-point lead. They then lost the semi-final by 6 wickets.

Marnus Labuschagne England Australia Ashes 2019 Headingley 13 Dec
Cricket news round-up – December 13: Labuschagne scores three tons in a row, rain at Rawalpindi, England Women win series

Labuschagne registered a hundred at Perth; rain allowed just over an hour's cricket at Rawalpindi; England Women beat Pakistan Women by 127 runs; and the Assam-Services match had to be called off due to curfew.

Marnus Labuschagne Steven Smith England Australia Ashes 2019 12 Dec
1st Test, Australia vs New Zealand, Day 2 preview: Labuschagne the key wicket on important day 2 for New Zealand

The Australian batsman scored his third straight century, and New Zealand will be eyeing his scalp early on the second day.

IPL 2019 12 Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians RCB MI 12 Dec
MSL 2019 Qualifier, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants vs Tshwane Spartans at Port Elizabeth: Preview, prediction, likely XIs

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants will host Tshwane Spartans in the Qualifier; the winner will meet the Paarl Rocks in the final.

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune 12 Dec
1st Test, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Day 3 preview: Draw on the cards, with weather playing spoilsport

Only 18.2 overs were possible on the second day in Rawalpindi, and the match seems to be headed to a draw.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman Brisbane Heat WBBL 12 Dec
BBL 2019-20 team preview, squad, predictions: Brisbane Heat

Brisbane Heat had won the second edition of the BBL, in 2012-13. However, since then they have made it to the top four only once, in 2016-17.

Rashid Khan Adelaide Strikers BBL 12 Dec
BBL 2019, Adelaide Strikers preview, predictions, likely starting XI: Adelaide face tough task to return to the top

After finishing the previous season at a lowly 7th, Adelaide are itching to bounce back, despite losing big players in Colin Ingram and Ben Laughlin.

Asghar Afghan Stanikzai Afghanistan 12 Dec
Cricket news round-up – December 12: India win series, Sri Lanka 202/5, Asghar appointed Afghanistan captain

India beat West Indies 2-1; Sri Lanka finished Day 1 on 202/5; Mayank replaced Dhawan for the ODIs against West Indies; Afghanistan named Asghar as their captain across formats; and Smith was named Director of South African cricket.